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It's very controversial, unfortunately. Korean censorship is largely self inflicted, TV stations won't risk offending over-conservative elderly, especially not in a family drama.

The End of the f***ing world did not really invent itself from nothing either & the plot is different enough.

Does anyone know what is the song during the last scene? It has "together we are one" in the lyrics.

Ask again, when it finished airing. RN I'm not sure.
edit: After episode 42 I have a tiny wee bit of faith in the drama again, so maybe just maybe it's worth watching, just barely!?

The above commenter is of course right, the lawyer+dentist couple is amazing, but they are only about 20% of the drama..

" remove himself from the family register"

I don't think that can be shown on Korean TV.

My Korean is rather bad, but ep41 seems much more fun than the previous episodes and there is a rather good chance for finally relief coming in the next episode. (though I could be totally off base here)
edit: The subs confirmed that I've gotten the gist of it.
edit2: Yep, ep42 is great, It is a go!

That's a matter of perspective :-) They sure ramped up the makjang 400% in the past 2 episodes.

Of course, but cdramas need to go through a very stringent process to pass censorship, there is no way to get that done with live filming, sometimes it takes years. That's why you see older phones in current cdramas.
Plus live filming is stupid, I hope Korean production companies stop doing it, but I can see their side too. No need to get funding for the whole drama, no need to write the entire script, just start ramping up the product placements as the drama's popularity soars, or end it at ep12 if it fails.

As for Big Mouth, it seems it's one of the rare pre-produced dramas.

Pre-produced kdramas are a rarity. Most of them are only done filming 4~ episodes when the drama starts airing & writers do character & plot adjustments based on audience feedback, which often ends up ruining great dramas. (and also the endings are often less than polished due to this reason)

I rarely miss the option to downvote a post on MDL..

I'm happy for them.

There are three couples in the show, from the get go I only cared about 2 & one of those couples is really not working out right now + there is a bucketload of makjang.

Of course, it comes with the genre, but it's rather horrible right now. The latest episode e40 was the worst episode of the show.

Confucianism may not be a religion, but it sure influences their society like it is.

No director will be able to save a bad script, I guess we'll see.

I'm sorry, but this drama sounds horrible.

If all that happens I won't be ashamed to rate this as 4 out of 10 in my final review.

Yes, in backward countries, where overly conservative parents care only about their own agendas, not the happiness of their children this can indeed be an issue. I'm talking about places where arranged marriages are still the norm in 2022.. South Korea is an outlier, where arranged marriages are becoming increasingly rare, but potential spouses and their families are inspected like horses, well sometimes.

I'm of of the opinion, that adult children should be allowed to do whatever they want with their lives. (well, as long as they don't have sex with their blood relatives of course)

We won't be se lucky to get rid of the worst character in the drama.

Loved this article!